“What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.” Ralph Waldo Emerson You are walking in the desert outside just outside of Las Vegas. It has just rained, and the air has the wonderful smell of chaparral (creosote). You notice the miniature bamboo-like plants called “Mormon tea” as you walk along. Weeds? Mere desert…
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It’s the holidays. Those special cookies are out at friend’s houses, family gatherings and at your office/place of business. This year one of my brothers got that special brownie pan (on encouragement from my little nephew) that makes every brownie an “end piece.” Good thing he is on the other side of the country, and…
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This technique is so simple, it’s difficult to start writing about it. It’s like instructions on how to breathe. Breathe in…now breathe out. Good! What happens if you hold your breath for ten minutes? What if you try to breathe out when you are breathing in? So naturally you don’t do those things. Feelings are…
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How many of you remember “Bungle in the Jungle” by Jethro Tull? (hint…it is not country music) He sings, “I’m a tiger when I want love, I’m a snake when we disagree…” Within each of us, and everyone else out there, is a Mental Habitat. The Free dictionary defines habitat as, “The area or environment…
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A coaching client of mine is going through a divorce, there are young children involved, infidelity and legal issues. He may be in a business meeting when something reminds him of his current situation. He may get hit with the emotions in the morning and then not feel motivated to go to the gym. It’s…
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Anchoring. Stimulus-Response. I read in an NLP comedy article about the first of Pavlov’s experiments, it was with his cat. It failed. However, as my one little cat has grown over the year from a kitten, I noticed the evolution of his anchoring. He knows when I am preparing his wet food from the sounds….
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I know that when I’ve been in a down mood for a couple of days, that when I start to “climb out” of it, things start to feel better…and I get this little feeling that is a residue from the past days of negativity. That feeling seems to want to pull me back down. This…
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I worked with a delightful 7-year old today. Let’s just call her “C,” as she is a celebrity in my eyes. From our work together she went from scoring 90% to 100% on her spelling tests. Today she showed me a math test where she got a “D.” This made me think…she is very bright,…
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I am dedicating this blog post to the wonderful people who have been so helpful. Ron, my husband, thank you for your loving kindness and your understanding of my new path. Brian Fryer thank you for your wonderful expertise and help creating this website! Erin Ashley, thank you for your intuitive insights and your delightful…
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What are all of these powerful techniques for? Why get rid of the “baggage?” What if you have designer baggage…maybe I like my baggage! It’s special. But darn, it’s heavy. Its hard to enjoy…things with the excess emotion and limiting decisions from the past. What specifically is it we don’t enjoy when we are inundated…
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